Take note of the Say My Name pendant but not for its aesthetic beauty alone; give it a nod for representing a lively dialogue between the material and its maker, as both come together in a multi-functional design made of mouth-blown Venetian glass in Italy. Although the skill required to transform such a large mass of molten material into a hollow sphere could only be found with the master glassblowers of Venice, the design is Nordic to its very core, reflecting the sensibilities of its designers Morten & Jonas. The beautiful gray color—available in either a glossy or a matt surface—reflect the Nordic sky during the deepest hours of dark.

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Morten Skjærpe Knarrum and Jonas Norheim met while studying at Bergen Academy of Art and Design, earning their masters degrees concurrently during their five-year stints at the renowned school. Both specialized in furniture and spatial design, specialties they have used since graduating in 2011 to create cutting-edge products, furniture and interior architecture that exhibits curiosity, imagination and humor in equal measure with high style. The Bake Me a Cake fixture, which we’ve featured on Global Trends, is one example of the humorous aspects of their drive, though a heartfelt one, as it gives members of a challenged segment of society a way to keep their hands busy.

They may describe themselves as “two guys working together as a design team within the fields of furniture design and interior architecture,” but they are anything but average. One look at the Say My Name pendant and table lamp proves our point—the mouth-blown glass creations forming a perfect melding of traditional glassblowing techniques and modern style, a feat that isn’t easy to achieve. Their official agency name, Morten & Jonas, has been generating quite a lot of buzz in the design world of late, the volume being amplified as they begin snagging international design awards. Global Lighting is excited to be introducing their Say My Name table lamp and pendant to the North American marketplace and we can’t wait to see what comes flowing from their brilliant minds next!